Examples of inaction in a Sentence
The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.
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Climate change is costly to ignore As the impacts of climate change grow in both frequency and magnitude, the costs of inaction are increasing.
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Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
It was used in the Silence = Death campaign to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic, and to criticize the government's inaction on the virus.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Advance understanding of the net cost of inaction, including an understanding of the compounding impacts of climate change on the global economy this century.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
After Republicans retook the House in 2010, the view among conservatives was that President Barack Obama was overstepping his powers out of frustration with congressional inaction.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Paul Bierman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
It was used in the Silence = Death campaign to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic, and to criticize the government's inaction on the virus.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Advance understanding of the net cost of inaction, including an understanding of the compounding impacts of climate change on the global economy this century.
—David Vetter, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
After Republicans retook the House in 2010, the view among conservatives was that President Barack Obama was overstepping his powers out of frustration with congressional inaction.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaction. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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inaction
noun
in·ac·tion
(ˈ)in-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action or activity : idleness
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